{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-announce-682000-to-oregon-manufacturers-to-reduce-pollution-and-lower-costs", "Wyden, Merkley Announce $682,000 to Oregon Manufacturers to Reduce Pollution and Lower Costs", "2024-09-16", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Companies in Philomath, Salem and Tualatin earn federal funds\n\nWashington D.C.\u2014U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a combined federal investment of $682,675 for Oregon businesses to improve their facilities, save energy, reduce carbon pollution, lower costs, and strengthen Oregon\u2019s manufacturing sector.?\n\n\u201cThe fight against the climate crisis requires action from every sector in order to avoid its worst effects on the physical and financial well-being of small businesses in Oregon and nationwide ,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cI applaud this federal investment to Oregon manufacturers, and will continue to push resources for similar climate-conscious projects.\u201d\n\n\"Small manufacturers power Oregon's economy and have a crucial role to play in reducing the emissions that drive climate chaos,\" said Merkley. \u201cThese funds are heading to Oregon manufacturers so they can make climate-smart investments to keep operating safely and efficiently for the future.\u201d\n\nThe federal investment is through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and will be distributed in Oregon as follows:\n\nPatrick Lumber Manufacturing - Philomath, $267,675\n\nScenic Fruit Company Inc. - Salem, $300,000\n\nIchor Systems - Tualatin, $115,118", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-announce-682000-to-oregon-manufacturers-to-reduce-pollution-and-lower-costs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.53512810356915, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}